Travelers arriving in Music City may soon be greeted by Trump International Airport.
On Friday, Tennessee Republican State Representative Todd Warner filed House Bill 217, which would rename Nashville International Airport in honor of Trump.
The bill would require the city’s airport authority to take steps to change the name.
Those actions will include setting new marks, changing trademarks registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), revising all existing contracts and legal documents to reflect the new name, and revising references with local, state and federal agencies.
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A new bill introduced Friday could change the name of Nashville’s airport to Trump International Airport. (Getty Images)
During the transition, the bill says the airport may conduct business using its current name with the words “doing business as Trump International Airport” or “d/b/a Trump International Airport.”
If passed, the bill would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
This is not the first time a lawyer has pushed to rename an airport after Trump.
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A Tennessee lawmaker wants to rename Nashville’s airport Trump International Airport. (Stock)
Back in April 2024, a group of House Republicans was also forced to rename the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia after Trump.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., deputy chief whip of the House GOP, introduced the bill, along with six cosponsors.
“In my lifetime, our nation has never been greater than under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump,” Reschenthaler previously told Fox News Digital. “As millions of domestic and international travelers fly through the airport, there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity and power than hearing ‘Welcome to Trump International Airport’ as they step off American soil.”
If passed, it would be the second DC airport named after a Republican commander in chief. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
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House Republicans want Dulles International Airport to be renamed after President-elect Trump. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images and DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., previously told Fox News Digital that “it’s appropriate that we do the same for one of our great presidents.”
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Representative Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., also echoed Moore and said “I see no more appropriate recognition than naming both airports in our nation’s capital after two of America’s best presidents: DCA after President Reagan and Dulles after President Trump.”
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. News tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
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